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Anticipating multi-million dollar reductions in revenue as the state grapples with a massive budget shortage, The University of New Mexico held a town hall session recently to inform the campus community, and to hear concerns and suggested...

It’s all over but the sighing. The New Mexico Legislature adjourned sine die at noon today, leaving the state with a budget package that ensures the really hard work is yet to come and will occur in the trenches.
The mandatory bills for the 30-day...

The final four days loom large in the roundhouse as capital outlay bills are centered in the house while the senate gets to deal with the budget.
Over the weekend, the Senate Finance Committee, as promised, further cut FY 17 budget expectations to more...

“Maybe next year” is the new mantra of the 2016 legislative session. “Maybe next year there will be money for compensation increases.” “Maybe next year there will be more money for behavioral health, or early childhood education, or higher...

Today is UNM Day at the legislature, which features campus exhibits filling the halls of history, performances in the house and senate chambers, memorials, proclamations, speeches, tours, and meet & greets.
The House and Senate are both scheduled to go...

With less than a day left to act on bills, Gov. Susana Martinez signed the FY 16 state budget this afternoon. Even with partial vetoes, the $6.235 billion budget features an increase of 1.3 percent and $84.2 million in new spending.

The University of New Mexico Board of Regents conducts its annual budget summit Friday, April 10 at 9 a.m. in Student Union Building Ballroom B. The board will consider UNM's budget for Fiscal Year 2015-16.

Applause broke out on the house floor as members voted unanimously to concur with senate changes to the state budget bill. The $6.234 billion budget calls for a 1.3 percent increase in spending with reserves hovering at 8 percent.

On a 42–25 vote, the New Mexico House of Representatives approved the state budget bill that contains $6.2 billion to fund state government and public education for 2015-16. Higher education’s share of that budget pie is $846 million, with $810 million allocated to the institutions, including a $2.1 million increase in operating funds for UNM.

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Nancy López is an associate professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico López directs and co-founded the Institute for the Study of “Race” and Social Justice, RWJF Center for Health Policy, which is in the process of creating a ...